AMUNDSEN IS AHEAD IN SOUTH POLE RACE; Dispatches from Norwegian Explorer Say He Has Eight Months' Start on Scott.

LONDON, April 19. -- Roald Amundsen is no less than eight months ahead of Capt. Scott in the race for the south pole. This information is revealed from dispatches received by Amundsen's agents in Christiania from Buenos Aires, where Amundsen's ship, the Fram, arrived on Tuesday last. In an undated message Amundsen wrote: View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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